Marat Safin defeated No. 5-seeded Philipp Petzschner Tuesday, advancing to the second round of the $608,500 Thailand Open. Safin finished strong in a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over Petzschner.

Germans Philipp Petzschner and Andreas Beck were among Monday's winners in the opening round of the men's Hamburg Open. Petzschner posted a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 victory over France's Florent Serra and Beck rallied from a set down for a 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Spain's Oscar Hernandez. German Daniel